Re: File System Rights

From: Colin Nash [MVP] (x_at_x)
Date: 01/18/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:43:07 -0500

"naglpa" <naglpa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BE90DFD8-1AD2-436B-9B79-0E56F6350DEB@microsoft.com...
> Is there a way to programatically set file system rights?
>
> I have installed an application on 30 or so macines on my nt domain and I
> have just found out that I need to give the users group full access to a
> folder that the app created. Is there some sort of script I could run on
> those PCs to accomplish this?
>
> Thanks
> Paul

Have a look at the cacls.exe utility that is built in to Windows 2000 and
XP. (Type cacls /? for a list of options, at a command prompt.)

You may also be interested in xcacls.exe ...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318754 

-- 
Colin Nash
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User